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Everything we’ve always wanted to say about organic eating, and then some!

Organic food does offer real and proven benefits. Yet organic produce isn’t the be-all and end-all when it comes to fruits and vegetables: it’s not perfect! So we’ve put together a short list of some misconceptions people tend to have regarding what organic produce....

If you just started “eating organic,” you’re not alone: organic food sales increased by more than 8 percent between 2015 and 2016, with sales topping out last year at $47 billion. (That figure also includes the purchase of organic household products.) What’s more...

You love your friends. You love organic food. Your friends scoff and tease you about your “quirk.” Then someone suggests you all go out to eat. What do you do? Of course, you could suggest that you all go to an organic eatery: “Come on,” you say. “Give it a try. You...

If you’ve decided that you want to serve your family as much organic produce as possible, why not consider growing some of it yourself? It’s not that hard, especially if you already have a small vegetable plot at home. Even if you’ve never grown vegetables before, we...

If you don’t want to eat only organic food – it can be difficult to eat organically all the time – at least consider not eating the following foods. They are – simply – bad for you. Take a look below. Wheat Bread Wait! What? Whole wheat bread!? Isn’t this supposed to...

You’re definitely gungho about eating organic. After all, eating organic food has many benefits, both for your family’s health and the environment. Yet even as you move along slowly, aiming to help your family members get used to how much organic produce looks far...

You’ve decided to eat organic food only because you’ve decided you don’t want your family to ingest pesticides. And so you wonder: “How long will it take for those chemicals to leave my body?” Answer: Possibly as little as two weeks! Granted, the study referenced in...

So you’ve decided that organic is it! You’re going to go – as some say – “all in.” All organic, all the time. This could work, especially if you’re single and don’t have to worry about other family members’ desires and goals. But whether you’re single or part of an...

Eating organic food not only is good for you, it’s good for the planet! Organic farming may be one of the most powerful tools in the fight against global warming. It follows, then, that the more organic food you eat instead of conventionally grown food, the more...

Organic food has many health benefits, from being fresher, containing far fewer pesticides, being more nutritious, and not containing any genetically modified organisms (GMOs). So eating organic produce, meat and dairy is personally beneficial to you and your family....